James Holmes shot and killed 12 people and wounded 70 others in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater in 2012. The photographs of Holmes the world saw afterwards with dyed bright red hair and eyes wide open left many people judging Holmes fairly or not to be mentally unstable or even seriously mentally ill. In fact at trial, Holmes’ lawyers tried to prove an insanity defense. Dr. Lynne Fenton is a psychiatrist who treated Holmes, was identified publicly and then was vilified for not stopping Holmes and faced death threats of her own. Ten years later, Dr. Fenton has written about Holmes and the aftermath of the murders with true crime writer Kerrie Droban in the new book Aurora. We’re joined on today’s program by Dr. Lynne Fenton and Kerrie Droban.

James Holmes shot and killed 12 people and wounded 70 others in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater in 2012. The photographs of Holmes the world saw afterwards with dyed bright red hair and eyes wide open left many people judging Holmes fairly or not to be mentally unstable or even seriously mentally ill. In fact at trial, Holmes’ lawyers tried to prove an insanity defense. Dr. Lynne Fenton is a psychiatrist who treated Holmes, was identified publicly and then was vilified for not stopping Holmes and faced death threats of her own. Ten years later, Dr. Fenton has written about Holmes and the aftermath of the murders with true crime writer Kerrie Droban in the new book Aurora. We’re joined on today’s program by Dr. Lynne Fenton and Kerrie Droban.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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